Water cooler



M. ALEX WATER COOLER Filed Feb. 13 1933 ATTORNEY R m 2; V L a; A 5 M =2 Mflw =2 m a; M, 4 z m ,w m 4 L i F BF 7 9 0] 8 4 3 44 44 2 2 u 6 m 4M; 7. ZZE i 2 E ft &/ 2 W 3: i i @1764. WMJLK 2 i? wi h an u e s i ot and he shel is hf vidq tee e e n eh i s ider hihdh-EP i iv rgentht s Patented Oct. 17, 1933 f l 1,930,941,

UNITED #930,947- W If h qoihh Max Alex, Alhambra, Cali! assignor to York i Water Corporation, Ltd., a, corporation of Nevada a pn ieatiah h hhi zi, e; 933- ial hesteem. f 1561M. (01.62-154) This i v ntion has tees; with when s ch as hes eh e e h "P e l Q -QB Q w n. he are na s d n. ba t ed wa e helli I v 1 I and t like, nd .3%?65 itshrhha hehi t he Th d e e' h he ed e r ihedshes P oduction oi a wok: w h. hea in h me en em l hv h s; v 't o h e h' r h s 5 ance, is sanitary, and is easy'to clean. I other objects "attending its pi oduction, will lie- 9,

It is the further object of this invention to probest understood from the following description duce a cooler 01 the class wheijein the, of the accompanyingedrawing whichischosen; receptacle, in which the liquid is cooled is for illlustrativepurpo's'es only, and inwhich nporous, the cooling; action heinggobtained by even; Fig. l is a sectional elevation showing a pre oration from a fabric or; paper sheath which en-V fer ed form of my nvention; v

closes h c a e. hithh YCQQPQQWQ it s F n -U ehe eht l m e e tieh. qli he an important feature of this invention that device shown in Fig. 1 I liquid evaporated from the sheath is absorbed by Fig. 3, a plan section talren in a planets the sheath from a basin o1} waiste liquid situated resented by the line 3,3 in Fig. 1; i 7 v below the receptacle I v Fig. 4 is a plan section with parts brokenaway Q It is a fur-then object o; invention to Rip: taken in a plane represented by the, vide means s ciated w th the. r hte lh $9 n, g. 1; v v v *1 I absorbing the cooling liquidduring the night 0; .Fig. 5 a perspective view illustrating the while the deviceis Q0912 naeans providing; a construction of ap e' er ed, rm ofiiaror 'it enr 2 supply of l i f th sheath thr uzh htihe t ele-eeh emhlete h th e h eh e end' h wihs 1E entire length h n e. herehhd he tmo p e e hem r-in. wh h the e b ih sheath h htk becomes warm. a ed thereon; and r T e The en ral nstr etieh he d v c ee e h hie 6 hv lte'a an view hi th eeeh he e plated by this invention comprises a stand which shqwh iii-E18, 5 I h t has a shell ou ted on, ts pp nd Pqr-t eh Mo e h t j' u xlv d scribing th inv ntio as, P such shell ei revid e t h e temherheh her i ll r d h i 'rehe hhme e h ieetee with receptacle supporting means upon which the a stand which shown as comprising three legs cooler s t .-v LT-he eas er-t 9M li hi w- 13 h r e heeted b Win59; b a e. meihhehs '3; c p a l i pr v de er nd w n end e et theh- P ehh whh e tet e with an openi threheh-wlheh thesh'iset ex lhi 1 tends. it i i a A. shell e e v r hiembex 1 s m nted i iwa In order to me htete he assemb oi.- the device u tab e me-hne uh h he h e nd hhqh 'iand also to facilitatethe' enioval of therecepthe stand; such cover member bein'eprovided 5 tacle for cleaning, the shell is formed so that with atop 16. which has opening l' Lthe ein' 9v the distance inside h s e b tw en the hem a apted, @hd hit the rh i h t? 9* and back thereof is slightly less than thedise te cle l8.) s. 1 h r tance from h heht e the spigot m er s The i r r e h ee h h' h e t rm? 9 e, rear of the he ehteela: ihv 'n hh s h w hhb m h h h 1 40 It is a rther i athre his i vehhhh at du r ed it -b e p the dhhtehh l th spigot m mb r m u ed a ubs a a el e hi h I will he ina t eie; td as g gs; tame ho the h qm o e cep l ehdie e ntee e uhhehtih h e he- 1 1 provided with a conduit which extends downinto lior thep rpose of preventingdateral, side-' he battens hi e h e ptacl s ha t e e iqeht w se h h emehtoftheiar hre e aele-ih when 4 quid is r me first nd here s alwa a it is h hhte neh the suppoitinglnieahs 11%.?11 su pl e e l quid e hand, j is a pr v de thehee of the-hee h l whh's ehie It is e tu e ect o th s i vention to P 79.- r hann i te Fisih b re leieficehu idea was e or d i hen-which is meuhted .9 he h el These e ee' ht' t ettih e to .Iaeiht t t remov and whi his Pr v qed eer es h fie he-Q ve sehther he with a removable drain'lip. i when the receptacle is properly positioned wi 1 :5 1 A st i th r teatime at his in eh ioh he id th -s e l h rs F a e c iv n th m v the manner of mqhhtihe th ree hte e. in the an t e re e acle h-hel eseih /1e e hev sh e oh e stehda huclh h aps bei g t rmed Y g y is W a to mei e hre eht ehii-fiide iee dr-late hl The tel? I the l heh e lh h ieihrmehh th h Ihe ehieht hi th base at, th reee tael a ter it Qheh hiehth El Whieh h ivhhe being TQ'Y QQQ I above its base;

with a rubber gasket 22 upon which an inverted neath the spigot 24.

container 23, such as a bottle containing water, is mounted.

Reference numeral 24 indicates an outlet spigot which is mounted in the bottom portion of the wall of the receptacle l8'at a substantial distance The front of the shell 15 is provided with an opening 25 through which the spigot extends. The reason for positioning the spigot at a substantial distance above the bottom of the receptacle is to always leave a quantity of cool liquid in the container after no more liquid can be withdrawn through the spigot, and, in order that the coldest liquid will always be withdrawn first, I 7

provide the spigot member with a conduit or connection generally indicated .by reference numeral 26 which has its inlet opening 27 situated at the bottom of the container.. 1;

1 Reference numeral 30 indicates a pan or basin, the shape of which is perhaps.bestiillustratedin Figs. 3 and 4. This basin is provided with a rear flange 3 1 which engages a shelf or ear 32 mounted ontheupper end portion of the rear leg of the stand below the receptacle suporting means 14. The front portion of the pan is made slightly'deep'er than the rear portion so as to give oppositely disposed raised edges 33 which are provided with flanges 34 adapted to, slide over ears or angles 35 ;whic'h are mounted between the two forward edges of the front legs and two of the a s The parts just described provide a very convenient means for suporting the pan beneath the receptacle and permitjthe removal of "the pan merely by a forward'sliding movement] It'will be. observed that the pan extends forward a substantial distance so that its front portion lies bewater] from the spigot and inorder to improve the'appearance of the unit; and further "to pre-' vent splashing from the front portion of 'thepan, I providea drain" apron or'lip' 36 which has a hook flange 3'7 adapted to rest onthe'ed'ge ofthe pan, and an upwardly extending rear flange 38;

normally adapted'to r'est behind the lower-edge of the front portion of the skirt 15. This apron is removableby tilting the front upwardly as'indioatedinbroken lines at'36a in Fig. l.

In orderthat the spigot and the front "portion of the pan will not project unduly beyond the shell, I form the shell as" indicated in Figs. 3 and" 4 with a front panell5f which is curved rearwardly.

It willbe understood that, in the use of a cooler of this character," there is always a certain amount of water in the pan.30, and I propose :to take advantage of thisfact to provide an eflicient meansfor cooling the receptaclejl8. This is ac-1 I 'cornplished by providing the receptacle with a sleeve'or' sheath 39"which surrounds the'major.

portion of the receptacle and has a downwardly projecting portion 39' which extends into the liquid in the panSO. This'sleeve or sheath is formed'of paperor other'suitable absorbent material 'whichwill, by capillary action, carry'water tdthe surface of the receptacle contacted by the sheath. The evaporation of'suchwater will'be attended bylan absorption of heat from the re}- ceptacle, thus'cooling its'contents.

I have found inactual use of a'device of this character that'the mere capillary, action .of the sheath itself, especially when theroom temperat'urelis moderately. high, will not be'eifective to wet the outer surface of the receptacle through- This is to receive the waste.

out its entire length. In this connection, I have devised a novel means for'storing moisture at intermediate points throughout the length of the receptacle during the cooler hours of theday, such moisture being absorbed by the sheath as the room'temperature increases so as to keep the entire length of the sheath damp at all .times. These moisturestorage'means, which I may term reservoirs,. are shown as comprising channels or grooves 40 positioned along the length of the re- 'oeptacle and filled with water absorptive material such as felt or paper;

' In the operation of the device, therefore, the sheath will, throughits capillary action during the cooler periods of the day, carry the water from the pan 30 tothe various pads 41 which absorb the 'waterand become saturated. Then when the temperature becomes higher and the rate of evaporation from the sheath exceeds the rate at which moisture is absorbed by the sheath from the pan; the liquid-which saturates the pads 41 will be absorbed by the sheath'39 was to keep the same wet thus maintaining the cooling action throughout the entire lengthpof the receptacle when it is most needed. v l

' The bottom portion of the sheath is provided with notches indicated at 42 to pass the brace members 14, and thefront'portion of the sheath is provided with an elongated notch 43 which receives the spigot '24 and which incidentlyprovides a means for'supp'orting the sheath on the receptacle.

' The top of the shell 15v is provided with openits iris

ings 44; and, since the bottom of the shell is open, this permits the free circulation 'of the air about the wet sheath on thereceptacle so as'to aid in the evaporation of the moisture from the sheath.

.To facilitate the removalof the jar or receptacle from the shell for the'purpose; of cleaning the same, etc'., I form the receptacle of a size such that the combinedfwidth of the receptacle and the spigot is less than the internal distance between the front and rear of the shell. This permits the removal of the receptacle in the manner indicated by'- the dot and dash line position 17a in Figfl." J "It is to be understood that, while I have herein described and illustrated one preferred form of my invention, the invention is not limited. to

the precise construction as described above, but

includes within its scope whatever changes fairly come within the'spirit of the appended claims.

I claim as rn yinvention; 1. A liquid cooler embodying: a

having a recess in' its outer surface; supporting receptacle F having a recess in its outer surface; liquidabmeans for said receptacle; a liquid container I Wnounted in said support below-said receptacle;

liquid'absorbin'g means in the re'cess-imsaid' receptacle; and a liquid absorbent sheathmou'nted on said receptacle and engaging-said first men' tioned liquid absorbing means? said sheath having a portion thereof contacting a liquid in said 1 container. f 1 r 1 "I3.A liquid cooler embodyingza jar'having annular recesses in vertically spaced-relation .with'the bottom thereof; supporting means for said jar; liquid absorbent pads in said recesses:

a liquid container mounted in said supporting means below said jar; and a liquid absorbent sheath enclosing said jar and engaging said pads, said sheath having a bottom portion extending into a liquid in said liquid container.

4. A liquid cooler embodying: a jar having annular recesses in vertically spaced relation' with the bottom thereof; supporting means for said jar; liquid absorbent pads in said recesses; a liquid container mounted in said supporting means below said jar; a liquid absorbent sheath enclosing said jar and engaging said pads, said sheath having a bottom portion extending into a liquid in said liquid container; and cover means for said jar.

5. A water cooler of the class described embodying: a stand; a receptacle support in the top of said stand; a liquid receptacle on said receptacle support; an inverted liquid container mounted in the top of saidreceptacle; ears in the top of said stand below said support; a pan slidably supported by said ears; and a water absorbent sheath enclosing said receptacle and extending into said pan.

6. A water cooler of the class described embodying: a stand; a receptacle support in the top of said stand; a liquid receptacle on said receptacle support; an outlet spigot mounted in the bottom portion of said receptacle; an inverted liquid container mounted in the top of said receptacle; ears in the top of said stand below said support; a pan slidably supported by said cars; a water absorbent sheath enclosing said receptacle and extending into said pan; and.

a shell mounted on the top of said stand and adapted to enclose said receptacle, said shell being formed of an internal diameter greater than the distance from the end of said spigot to the back of said receptacle. J

7. A water cooler of the class described embodying: a stand; a receptacle support in'the top of said stand; a liquid receptacle on said receptacle support; an outlet spigot mounted in the bottom portion of said receptacle; an inverted liquid container mounted in thetop of said receptacle; and a cover for said receptacle mounted on the top of said stand, said cover comprising a shell having an opening for said spigot and having an internal diameter greater than the distance from the end of said spigot to the back of said receptacle.

8. A water cooler of the class described embodying: a stand; a receptacle support in the top of said stand; a liquidreceptacle on said receptacle support; an outlet spigot mounted in the bottom portion of said receptacle; an inverted liquid container mounted in the top of said receptacle; ears in the top of said stand below said. support; a pan slidably supported by said ears; and a cover for said receptacle mounted on the top of said stand, said cover comprising a shell having an opening for said spigot and having an internal'diameter greater than the distance from the end of said spigotto the back of said receptacle. 1 i

9. A water ccolerof the class described embodying: a stand; a receptacle support in the top of 7 said stand; a liquid receptacle support in the top of said stand; a liquid receptacle on said receptacle support; an outlet spigot mounted in the bottom portion of said receptacle; an inverted liquid container mounted in the top of said receptacle; ears inthetop of said stand below said support; a pan slidably supported by said ears,

said receptacle being provided with a recess'in its outer surface; an absorbent pad in said recess;

a water absorbent sheath enclosing said receptacle with a portion thereof engaging said absorbent pad and another portion extending into said pan; and a cover for said receptacle mounted onthe top of said stand, said cover comprising a shell having an opening for said spigot and having an internal diameter greater than the distance from the end of said spigot to the back of said receptacle.

10. A water cooler of the class described embodying: a stand; a receptacle support in the top of said stand; a receptacle on said support;

means for delivering a liquid into said receptacle;

a forwardly extending spigot in the bottom por'-. tionof said receptacle; pan supporting means inthe top of said stand below said receptacle-support; a pan removably mounted onsaid pan sup,-

porting means, said pan having a forwardly extending portion positioned below said spigot;

and a drain lip, removably mounted in the extending portion of said pan below said spigot.

11. For use in a cooler of the class described: a receptacle having a plurality of channels in its outer surface; absorbent pads in said chana spigot mounted in the wall of said receptacle;

and an absorbent sheath surrounding said receptacle and engaging said'absorbent pads, said sheath being provided with a notch adapted to pass said spigot and engage said spigot. at its upper end to support said sheath. 1 i

13. A water cooler of the class described embodying: a stand; a shell mounted on the top of said stand; a receptacle support in the bottom of said shell; a receptacle mounted on said supw port in said shell; and'an outlet spigot mounted in said receptacle and projecting through an opening in said shell; the distance between the front of said spigot and the back of said receptacle being less than the internal distance between the front and back of said shell.

14. A water cooler of the class described embodying: a stand; a set of divergent bars in the top ofsaid stand; and a receptacle mounted in.

said bars, the bottom of said receptacle being provided with grooves to receivesaid bars.

15. A water cooler of'the class described embodying: a stand; a set of divergent bars in the l' top of said stand; and a receptacle mounted on said bars, the bottom of said receptacle being pro: vided with shoulders adapted to engage said'bars and hold" said receptacle against turning relative to said stand.

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